In 1980, 26% of juveniles arrested for larceny-theft were female; by 2012, this proportion had grown to 42%.

Although larceny-theft arrest rates dropped for male and female juveniles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the prior increases for females resulted in their 2006 rate being just 11% below their 1980 rate, whereas the 2006 rate for males was 55% below their 1980 rate.

By 2012, the rate for males reached its lowest point since at least 1980 while the female rate increased 31% between 2006 and 2009, before decreasing 34% by 2012.